(complete) General London bus quiz

[Tangy]

Lets see how you get on with this!

1. There are two things unique, in appearance, about Stagecoach London's 17180 (TA180) compared with all the other Tridents in the Stagecoach London fleet one is that it is the only Trident in the Stagecoach London fleet to carry a W-reg registration and what is the other unique feature?
2. What is the end-to-end running time of route K5?
3. TV is the code for which garage?
4. Which current Routemaster operated route has the highest PVR?
5. Which route was the first to be extended, to what was then called, London Airport?
6. To which London route, were the last step entrance double deck buses delivered to before low floor double deckers were specified as standard?
7. To the nearest mile, how long is the 726 route?
8. Which of First London's TALs recieved gold branding to celebrate the Golden Jubilee?
9. Only two London bus routes serve Lakeside, one is the 372, what is the other?
0. Before its curtailment at Westerham, route 246 used to continue beyond Westerham to and from which Sussex town?

Best of luck

[DLA 365]

I just saw this and caught my interest, but no time for googling today. i'll just answer what I know :

1.) A Stagecoach logo is stuck on both sides of the front destination blind (like the buses of First).

3.) Tolworth

4.) route 73 (PVR of 55)

6.) route 83? (TxxxKLF of First)

[DLA 365]

2. 69 minutes

5. 473?

7. 30 miles

8. TAL 951

9. 370/373

10. East Grinstead

[Tangy]

1. Correct, 17180 is the only Stagecoach Trident with logos each side of the blind box, all other Stagecoach Tridents have just plain black panels beside the blind box.
2. Correct- 69/70 minutes
3. Correct- Tolworth
4. Correct- Route 73 with a PVR of 55
5. I think there has been some misundertanding! I was refering to when Heathrow Airport opened, which was then just called London Airport
6. Correct- The Volvo Olympians delivered to first Centrewest for route 83
7. Correct- 30 miles
8. Correct- TAL951
9. INCORRECT- Techinically the 370/373 are not London routes, as they are commercial operations by Arriva Essex and do not accept London tickets beyond the London boundary.
0. Correct- East Grinstead (now the preserve of route 236, but still operated by Metrobus)

[DLA 365]

5. Is it the 140? From 4 May 1955, the route ran from Mill Hill to London Airport central.

9. Ok, is it the mobility route 952?

[Tangy]

7. It is the 140, it ran from Mill Hill to Hayes, Bourne Avenue but when London Airport opened it was extended to serve it, but still, as you said running to Mill Hill at the other end!
9. Correct- route 952

Quiz complete!